bkkmadness Posted March 21, 2005 Share Posted March 21, 2005 Ok, the new cigarette packets have now swamped all the shops so you have to buy them if you smoke. For those that have not seen them, they have a graphic picture of the bad eefects of smoking, such as rotten teeth, cancerous lungs etc. and are pretty revolting to look at. At first glance I thought, what a horrible idea, I enjoy smoking, have done for more than 10 yrs, and I ignore the health risks and I don't want to see these reminding images on the packet to spoil my fun. Now that I have just got my first packet with the pic on, I'm thinking it may be the one thing that stops me smoking for good, a constant reminder of the dangers that I and so many other smokers conveniently forget. So what do you think, good or bad? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Conners Posted March 21, 2005 Share Posted March 21, 2005 Anything that might help you stop smoking (and clean the air for the rest of us) is good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meom Posted March 21, 2005 Share Posted March 21, 2005 Ok, the new cigarette packets have now swamped all the shops so you have to buy them if you smoke. For those that have not seen them, they have a graphic picture of the bad eefects of smoking, such as rotten teeth, cancerous lungs etc. and are pretty revolting to look at. At first glance I thought, what a horrible idea, I enjoy smoking, have done for more than 10 yrs, and I ignore the health risks and I don't want to see these reminding images on the packet to spoil my fun. Now that I have just got my first packet with the pic on, I'm thinking it may be the one thing that stops me smoking for good, a constant reminder of the dangers that I and so many other smokers conveniently forget. So what do you think, good or bad? Good idea. It beats collecting stamps. The first packet I bought had the picture of a baby engulfed in smoke by the mother. I didn't really like that one so traded the unopened pack for another one which had the rotten teeth face picture in it. Subsequently showed it to the GF explaining that swalling ain't so bad after all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfessorFart Posted March 21, 2005 Share Posted March 21, 2005 Buy a cigarette case! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penzman Posted March 21, 2005 Share Posted March 21, 2005 We've had the pictures on cigarette packs for a few years in Canada. They don't bother you after a while. Buy a cigarette box. Funny story. On my first visit to Thailand, I bought a cigarette box at Jatujak market. Back home, sittting at the bar, I'm telling friends I bought the box in Bangkok. I flipped it over and... Made in Philadelphia U.S.A. I'll quit smoking when the buses and trucks do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazza Posted March 22, 2005 Share Posted March 22, 2005 First pack I bought had the yellow crooked tombstone teeth picture on it. It only reminds me to clean my teeth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shola Posted March 22, 2005 Share Posted March 22, 2005 Saw a pack picture with a guy taking a hearty drag on a ciggarette and billowing out the smoke, behind him are two skulls, Looking at the guy smoking just made me want a ciggy even more and as for the skulls, well with the kind of thing they like to show in Thai horror films, a couple of skulls doesn't have much 'gasp' factor to it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryHacker Posted March 22, 2005 Share Posted March 22, 2005 Smoking is bad for your health!......meanwhile its ok to ride your motorcycle like a loony with no helmet.....to ride/drive whilst p1ssed....but hey, stop smoking! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jai Dee Posted March 22, 2005 Share Posted March 22, 2005 I'll quit smoking when the buses and trucks do. Good one penzman... I haven't seen them in Sri Ratcha or Pattaya yet. Can anyone post a photo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Explorer Posted March 22, 2005 Share Posted March 22, 2005 so far i've seen only in hard packs and not on soft packs Explorer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_Pat_Pong Posted March 22, 2005 Share Posted March 22, 2005 I'll quit smoking when the buses and trucks do. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Good one penzman... I haven't seen them in Sri Ratcha or Pattaya yet. Can anyone post a photo? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aletta Posted March 22, 2005 Share Posted March 22, 2005 They should say that smoking makes your skin darken.That would stop all the women smoking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
konangrit Posted March 22, 2005 Share Posted March 22, 2005 I agree, even though I'm a smoker. I think this might stop youngsters from taking up smoking, and may even persuade some current smokers to give up. Haven't seen the packs in Thailand yet, but have in Singapore and a few other countries. Thought they were trying to do the same in the EU, but doesn't look like that's happened now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEAtramp Posted March 22, 2005 Share Posted March 22, 2005 One of many gory ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlthailand Posted March 22, 2005 Share Posted March 22, 2005 Just have to wonder if Taksin owns all the cigarette case companies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minbari73 Posted March 22, 2005 Share Posted March 22, 2005 They should say that smoking makes your skin darken.That would stop all the women smoking. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> LOL, that's funny cos its true! Or each cigarette is possessed by evil spirits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEAtramp Posted March 22, 2005 Share Posted March 22, 2005 (edited) Also darkens the teeth. Edited March 22, 2005 by SEAtramp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jai Dee Posted March 23, 2005 Share Posted March 23, 2005 Also darkens the teeth. Yuck.... that image isn't exactly like the perfect pearlies you usually see. I wonder how effective it will be... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lampard10 Posted March 23, 2005 Share Posted March 23, 2005 showed it to the GF explaining that swalling ain't so bad after all. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> What's swalling? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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